ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,168, issued on March 18.
"Automated pixel shifting within a digital image" was invented by Troy Plota (Kihei, Hawaii) and Sascha Connelly (Kihei, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automating the shifting of pixels within a digital image comprises a processor receiving an indication of a starting point through a user interface. The starting point is received through a user selection of a particular portion of the digital image. Additionally, the processor receives, through the user interface, a direction associated with the starting point. The processor also selects a set of pixels extending in the direction away from the startin...